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114. Broke

Author: Joy Lova
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

In the wake of his fractured friendship with Kevin, Niels' once-glamorous life had crumbled into ruins. No longer surrounded by luxury and prestige, he found himself wandering aimlessly through the city's shadows. Days melted into nights as he sought solace in the bottom of countless bottles, the alcohol a temporary refuge from the bitter reality that had consumed him.

Gambling dens became his second home, their flashing lights and enticing promises offering a fleeting escape from the void that had settled within him. The thrill of chance, the flicker of hope that luck might smile upon him once again, was a respite from the weight of his failures. Yet, with every roll of the dice and every spin of the wheel, his debts deepened, becoming a chain that bound him tighter to his self-inflicted misery.

The once-confident Niels had become a mere shadow of himself, a man plagued by regrets and "what ifs." His finances lay in tatters, a reflection of the chaos that now raged within him. Th
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